Russian Tennis Federation

Tennis organization in Russia

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Russian Tennis Federation

Sport| Tennis
Jurisdiction| National
Abbreviation| RTF
Founded| 1989
Headquarters| Luzhnetskaya Naberezhnaya, Moscow
President| Shamil Tarpishchev
Replaced| Tennis Federation of the RSFSR / Tennis Federation of the USSR
(founded)| 1959
Official website
www.tennis-russia.ru

Russian Tennis Federation (Russian: Федерация тенниса России) is a national governing body of tennis in Russia, founded as the All-Russia Tennis Association in 1989 and reorganized under the current name in 2002.[1] It is the successor of Tennis Federation of the RSFSR (1959–1989) and the Tennis Federation of the USSR (1959–93, known before as All-Union Tennis Section, 1929-1959).

In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Tennis Federation suspended the Russian Tennis Federation.[2] In addition, Tennis Europe suspended the federation's membership.[3] Teams representing Russia were therefore ineligible to compete at all Tennis Europe events (including Winter & Summer Cups, European Beach Tennis, and Senior Club Championships).[3] All Tennis Europe events in Russia were suspended, including the European Junior Tennis Championships (16 & Under) in Moscow, and delegates from Russia were not eligible to attend the 2022 Annual General Meeting of Tennis Europe.[3]

## History[edit]

Arthur Davidovich McPherson (1870–1919), a native of Petersburg, was the founder[when?] and president of the first All-Russian Union of Lawn Tennis Clubs, the forerunner of today's Russian Tennis Federation. In 1903 he organized the first St. Petersburg tennis championship, and four years later he set up the first national tournament. By 1913 the Russian championship was on the international tour and the game was thriving.

## Chairpersons[edit]

### All-Russia Union of Lawn Tennis Clubs[edit]

* Arthur McPherson [ru] (Jun 1908—1917), first chairman, killed by the Bolsheviks in 1919,[4][5]

### All-Union Tennis Section (1929—1959)[edit]

* Vasily Mantsev (1929—1938), executed during the Great Purge in 1939 (CEC official)
* Georgy Bobrov (1929—1938), executed during the Great Purge in 1938 (Council of People's Commissars official)[6]
* Viktor Bogolepov [ru] (1946—1950)[7]
* Boris Lavrenyov (1951—1955),[8]

### Tennis Federation of the USSR[edit]

* Iliodor Kulev [ru] (Aug 1959—1961, 1965—1980)
* Dmitry Gosudarev (1961—1965)
* Boris Volynov (1980—1985)
* Igor Volk (1985—1991)
* Shamil Tarpishchev (1991—1992; often listed as combined with the CIS)[8][9]

#### Tennis Federation of the RSFSR[edit]

(subject to the Tennis Federation of the USSR; sometimes listed as combined with the USSR)

*     * Georgy Malinin (1959—1968)
* Sergey Ostrovoy (1969—1988),[8]
* Shamil Tarpishchev (1991—1992; often listed as combined with the USSR)[9]

### All-Russia Tennis Association[edit]

(successor to the Tennis Federation of the RSFSR since 1990, to the Tennis Federation of the USSR since 1993)

* Nikita Mikhalkov (1989—1995), chairman → 1st president
* Yaroslav Kalagursky (1995—1999), president; (1999—present), honorary president
* Shamil Tarpishchev (1999—2001), president[8]

### Russian Tennis Federation[edit]

(consists of 74 regional federations)[10]

* Shamil Tarpishchev (Jan 2002—), president[8]

Vice-presidents[10]

1. Bakulev, Vladimir
2. Bokarev, Andrey
3. Gordeev, Alexander
4. Kafelnikov, Yevgeny
5. Lazarev, Vladimir
6. Myskina, Anastasia
7. Panteleev, Evgeny
8. Selivanenko, Alexey
9. Vikharev, Dmitry
10. Yumasheva, Polina
11. (Secretary-General) Shatkhin, Yakov

## See also[edit]

* Kazakhstan Tennis Federation
* Tennis in Russia
* Match fixing in tennis
* Category:Doping cases in tennis

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Charter". Retrieved 8 February 2011.
2. ^ "Russia-Ukraine War: Sporting bodies come down heavy on Russia". cnbctv18.com. Associated Press. 8 March 2022.
3. ^ a b c "Tennis Europe statement on Russia and Belarus". Tennis Europe. 1 March 2022.
4. ^ "Russian Tennis Federation". Retrieved 8 February 2011.
5. ^ "Макферсон Артур Давыдович" [Transliteration: Makferson Artur Davydovich]. smsport.ru. Contemporary Sports Museum. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
* "История тенниса в дореволюционной России" [History of Tennis in Pre-Revolutionary Russia]. tennistrue.ru (in Russian). TennisTrue — Consulting Center. Retrieved 4 January 2022. "Died from typhoid in 1919, in one of Moscow prisons."
6. ^ "Бобров Георгий Николаевич" [Bobrov Georgy Nikolayevich]. bessmertnybarak.ru. Bessmertny Barak. Retrieved 1 December 2021. "Sentenced: by the Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the USSR on June 20, 1938, on charges of participation in a counter-revolutionary terrorist organization"
7. ^ "2. Руководители советского и российского тенниса (с 1918 – по настоящее время)". museum.tennis-russia.ru (in Russian). RTF Museum. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
8. ^ a b c d e "Федерация тенниса СССР" [Tennis Federation of the USSR]. sport-strana.ru (in Russian). 28 July 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
* "Федерация тенниса РСФСР" [Tennis Federation of the RSFSR]. sport-strana.ru (in Russian). 28 July 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
* "Федерация тенниса России" [Russian Tennis Federation]. sport-strana.ru (in Russian). 29 July 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
9. ^ a b "Shamil Tarpishchev". olympic.ru. Russian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 November 2021. "Chairman of the Tennis Federation of the USSR (1991) and of the CIS (1992)"
10. ^ a b "Региональные федерации" [Regional Federations]. tennis-russia.ru (in Russian). Russian Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
* "Руководство" [Management]. tennis-russia.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

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National members of the International Tennis Federation

Africa (CAT)|

| North Africa|

* ALG
* EGY
* LBA
* MTN
* MAR
* TUN

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West Africa|

* BEN
* BUR
* CPV
* CIV
* COM
* DJI
* GAM
* GHA
* GBS
* GUI
* LBR
* MLI
* NIG
* NGR
* SEN
* SLE
* TOG

Central Africa|

* CMR
* CAF
* CGO
* CHA
* COD
* GAB
* GEQ

East Africa|

* BDI
* COM
* ERI
* ETH
* KEN
* RWA
* SEY
* SOM
* SUD
* TAN
* UGA

South Africa|

* ANG
* BOT
* LES
* MAD
* MAW
* MRI
* MOZ
* NAM
* RSA
* SWZ
* ZAM
* ZIM

Asia (ATF)|

* AFG
* BRN
* BAN
* BHU
* BRU
* CAM
* CHN
* HKG
* IND
* INA
* IRI
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* JPN
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* KAZ
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* KSA
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* LIB
* MAC
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* MDV
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* MYA
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* OMA
* PAK
* PHI
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* QAT
* SGP
* SRI
* SYR
* THA
* TJK
* TKM
* TPE
* UAE
* UZB
* VIE
* YEM

Europe (TE)|

* ALB
* AND
* ARM
* AUT
* AZE
* BLR
* BEL
* BIH
* BUL
* CRO
* CYP
* CZE
* DEN
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Central America (COTECC)|

* AIA
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* BAH
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* SKN
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South America (COSAT)|

* ARG
* BOL
* BRA
* COL
* CHI
* ECU
* PAR
* PER
* URU
* VEN

Oceania (OTF)|

* AUS
* NZL
* POC
* ASA
* COK
* FIJ
* GUM
* KIR
* MHL
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* NRU
* NFK
* NMI
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* SAM
* SOL
* TAH
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* TUV
* VAN

North America|

* CAN
* USA

Former members|

* Yugoslav (YUG)
* Netherlands Antilles (AHO)
* Russian Empire (RU1) / Soviet Union (URS)

* Major events:
* Olympics
* Davis Cup
* Billie Jean King Cup

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